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Many people have a “red letter” edition of the Bible, which prints in red ink the words spoken by Jesus. But even with Jesus’ words printed in red to draw attention to them, some seem to misunderstand the things Christ actually said and taught.
A “red letter” edition of the New Testament of the Bible was first printed in 1899, the idea of Louis Klopsch, editor...
The years really do fly quickly, like leaves from the trees—but that doesn't mean they have to be empty.
A time is coming that will redefine the very meaning of catastrophe, but there is hope. Will you stand among those who will help reshape this troubled world?
When I was in grammar school, I shared a class with a young man who became known as “Stevie the Liar.” If anyone told of an event that they had actually experienced, Stevie developed a more extravagant fabrication that overshadowed that occurrence. Stevie constantly shared “points of fact” that upon closer scrutiny proved to be more of his vivid imagination. In...
For millennia, fibers of the flax plant have been spun into thread and used to make linen cloth. Fine linen has been a very useful fabric since ancient times. Today, linen is used to make clothing, bedding, tablecloths, napkins, dish towels, and many other things. It is a durable, lightweight, breathable, absorbent, comfortable, and hypoallergenic fabric. But...
While taking a trip down memory lane, I once came across a fearful memory lodged there. When I was three, I was in a busy store with my parents, holding on to my mother’s hand, when I looked up and saw it was not my mother. I think the woman was as startled as I was. Panic time! In a few moments my father found me and I was safe, but with a lifelong memory of...
Some may be familiar with the case of Frank Serpico, a former New York detective whose experiences facing police corruption were dramatized in the Hollywood film Serpico (1973) starring Al Pacino. But we need no Hollywood blockbuster to understand the life and times of a man who faced extreme hardship for following the rules and attempting to “swim upstream”...
Summer, one of my favorite seasons, is over in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s hot and humid here in the American South, but everything about the summertime—family trips, Fourth of July celebrations, and even the weather—is a wellspring of memories for me.
One of my greatest joys was one many kids in the North American school system shared. That was the “release”...
Sudden disaster doesn’t have to find you caught in its path—as long as you know where to stand!
A gentle society need not be a weak one. In fact, just this one fruit of God’s Spirit can make a huge impact.